CODEX STANDARD FOR WHEY POWDERS
CODEX STAN 289-1995
1. S COPE
This Standard applies to Whey Powder and Acid Whey Powder, intended for direct consumption or further processing, in conformity with the description in Section 2 of this Standard.
2. DES CRIPTION
Whey powders are milk products obtained by drying whey or acid whey.
Whey is the fluid milk product obtained during the manufacture of cheese, casein or similar products by separation from the curd after coagulation of milk and/or of products obtained from milk. Coagulation is obtained through the action of, principally,rennet type enzymes.
Acid whey is the fluid milk product obtained during the manufacture of cheese, casein or similar products by separation from the curd after coagulation of milk and/or of products obtained from milk. Coagulation is obtained, principally, by acidification.
